Chidambaram Lok Sabha Constituency
MP: Thirumaavalavan Tholkappiyan · VCK · Tamil Nadu
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Chidambaram is one of Tamil Nadu's 39 Lok Sabha constituencies. Its Member of Parliament in the 18th Lok Sabha is Thirumaavalavan Tholkappiyan of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, serving a 3rd term in the Lok Sabha. The VCK holds 2 of Tamil Nadu's 39 seats.
- Constituency
- Chidambaram
- State / UT
- Tamil Nadu
- Member of Parliament
- Thirumaavalavan Tholkappiyan
- Party
- Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK)
- Lok Sabha terms
- 3
- House
- 18th Lok Sabha (elected 2024)
Other Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu
- Arakkonam — Dr. S Jagathratchakan (DMK)
- Arani — Tharaniventhan M S (DMK)
- Chennai Central — Dayanidhi Maran (DMK)
- Chennai North — Kalanidhi Veeraswamy (DMK)
- Chennai South — Thamizhachi Thangapandian (DMK)
- Coimbatore — Ganapathy Rajkumar P (DMK)
- Cuddalore — M K Vishnu Prasad (INC)
- Dharmapuri — Mani A (DMK)
- Dindigul — Sachithanantham R (CPI(M))
- Erode — K E Prakash (DMK)
- Kallakurichi — Malaiyarasan D (DMK)
- Kancheepuram — Selvam G (DMK)
- Kanniyakumari — Vijayakumar Alias Vijay Vasanth (INC)
- Karur — S Jothimani (INC)
- Krishnagiri — K Gopinath (INC)
- Madurai — S Venkatesan (CPI(M))
- Mayiladuthurai — Sudha R (INC)
- Nagapattinam — Selvaraj V (CPI)
- Namakkal — Matheswaran V S (DMK)
- Nilgiris — A. Raja (DMK)
- Perambalur — Arun Nehru (DMK)
- Pollachi — Eswarasamy K (DMK)
- Ramanathapuram — Navaskani K (IUML)
- Salem — Selvaganapathi T.M. (DMK)
- Sivaganga — Karti P Chidambaram (INC)
- Sriperumbudur — T. R. Baalu (DMK)
- Tenkasi — Rani Srikumar (DMK)
- Thanjavur — Murasoli S (DMK)
- Theni — Thanga Tamilselvan (DMK)
- Thoothukkudi — Kanimozhi (DMK)
- Tiruchirappalli — Durai Vaiko (MDMK)
- Tirunelveli — Robert Bruce C (INC)
- Tiruppur — Subbarayan K (CPI)
- Tiruvallur — Sasikanth Senthil (INC)
- Tiruvannamalai — C N Annadurai (DMK)
- Vellore — D. M. Kathir Anand (DMK)
- Viluppuram — D Ravi Kumar (VCK)
- Virudhunagar — Manickam Tagore B (INC)
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the MP of Chidambaram?
Thirumaavalavan Tholkappiyan (VCK) is the Member of Parliament for Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, in the 18th Lok Sabha (sansad.in, 27 October 2026).
Which party holds the Chidambaram Lok Sabha seat?
The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) holds Chidambaram through Thirumaavalavan Tholkappiyan.
Which state is the Chidambaram constituency in?
Chidambaram is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Tamil Nadu have?
Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha seats. By party: DMK 22, INC 9, VCK 2, CPI(M) 2, CPI 2, IUML 1, MDMK 1 (sansad.in, 27 October 2026).
When is the next Lok Sabha election?
The current (18th) Lok Sabha was elected in 2024. Its normal five-year term runs until 2029 unless it is dissolved earlier. A vacant seat is filled through a by-election announced by the Election Commission of India.
Source: sansad.in — Lok Sabha members, official record as of 27 October 2026.